Nigeria: Adamawa State Weekly Situation Report No. 11 20 August 2021
This report is compiled by OCHA Nigeria in collaboration with humanitarian partners.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Some 297 people convicted for sexual and gender-based violence out of 774 reported cases between 2020 and the first half of 2021. • UNICEF is working with humanitarian partners to improve the quality of education and motivate teachers in Adamawa State
SITUATION OVERVIEW
774 cases of sexual and gender-based violence reported between 2020 and the first half of 2021 Some 297 people were convicted for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) from 2020 to 2021 in Adamawa State out of about 774 cases reported. Due to the rising cases of GBV, the state Primary Healthcare Development Agency trained 50 participants across the 21 Local Government Areas (LGA) to prevent a further spike in cases. The capacity-building effort is expected to increase awareness of SGBV, detection of victims and suspects, reporting of suspects, and the management of victims undergoing trauma related to SGBV in communities across the state.
Concern over the root cause of poor service delivery in the education sector UNICEF has raised concern over the challenges teachers face in the course of delivering quality education in Adamawa State. During the inauguration of a technical and vocational education program organised for teachers in Hong LGA the agency observed that low morale, poor welfare packages, and inequitable distribution of teachers are largely responsible for issues with education quality in the state. UNICEF plans to construct and rehabilitate 55 schools in Hong, Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika, Fufore, and Guyuk LGAs in Adamawa State to address some of the challenges.
Government and partners mark the 2021 World Humanitarian Day (WHD), reaffirming commitment to climate actions
The Adamawa State Government and the humanitarian community on 19 August marked the 2021 WHD with series of activities in Yola (the state capital) and Mubi (hub of the response in the worst affected northern axis of the state). It included reviewing the risks and impacts of climate change that are exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the state and mapping urgent collective actions to salvage the situation in line with the global theme #TheHumanRace”. The Government leadership and partners led environmental actions including clearing of blocked drainages, refuse dumpsites and also tree- planting across locations to mobilize populations for positive action on climate change. Mass sensitization programmes on environment-friendly activities and actions were also aired on radio and television.
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HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Camp Coordination and Camp Management / Non-Food Items
Response: • The IOM Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM)/Accountability to Affected People (AAP) team interviewed 1,378 individuals across 10 sites (4 formal, 6 informal) during the complaints and feedback mechanism (CFM) and communication with communities (CwC) household survey. The survey assessed the CwC initiatives, communication tools, channels, format, and languages used for two-way communication across the sites. The AAP team from IOM also carried out a rapid assessment of the complaint and feedback desk across the sites to find out the level of compliance with COVID-19 safety standards for both internally displaced people (IDP) and staff members.
Education Needs: • Continual capacity-building support is needed for teachers, as well as refresher trainings on coaching and mentoring. • Strengthened infrastructure is required for school buildings. Response: • IRC is supporting teachers in Mubi North/South, Maiha, Gombi and Hong with coaching and mentoring programming. • IRC conducted Teacher Inquiry Group and Teachers Learning Cycle sessions for teachers in 50 project schools across 5 LGAs.
Nutrition Needs: • Training and capacity-building on mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measurement is needed for State Ministry of Health staff members, community health volunteers (CHVs), mother-to-mother support groups, and caregivers of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) patients. Response: • IRC screened a total of 1,615 (698 boys, 917 girls) under-five children for malnutrition within the week. 195 (82 boys, 113 girls) of the children were identified with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and 96 (42 boys and 54 girls) as SAM cases. • A total of 1,032 (493 boys and 539 girls) children with SAM cases are currently receiving treatment in IRC-run out- patient treatment (OTP) centers at Michika and Askira Uba. 78 (27 boys and 51 girls) of these children recovered and were discharged after treatment, a male child defaulted from the program, and 1 female died while receiving treatment in the OTP. 96 (43 boys, 53 girls) children with SAM conditions and medical complications were admitted to the stabilization center.
Protection Needs: • Support is needed on access to justice/services, legal documentation, freedom of movement, prevention, and response to gender-based violence (GBV). Response: • IRC carried out protection monitoring in Minkisi and Tsukumu (Michika LGA) and Gipalma (Mubi South LGA) and raised concerns around forced/early marriage and lack of health care in Gipalma. Community members reportedly travel to Mubi to access health care. They also travel to obtain portable drinking water in Minkisi in Michika LGA. • Five awareness raising sessions were held on fundamental human rights, access to justice, and post-natal care in Minkisi, Tsukumu, Michika 2, Wambilimi (Michika LGA), reaching 102 individuals.
Child Protection Sub-Working Group Needs: • Psychosocial support, livelihoods and life skills support is needed for adolescent boys and girls. • Adolescents and caregivers require strengthened access to health and reproductive health services.
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Response: • IRC identified and registered 19 children for case management services. 16 cases were followed up and 17 with protection concerns were resolved and closed. • A total of 30 adolescents participated in Supporting Adolescents and their Families in Emergencies (SAFE) sessions.
Gender-based Violence Sub-Working Group Response: • IRC conducted case management training to GBV partners from the BOWDI organization. • IRC conducted 3 female sessions of engaging men through accountable practices (EMAP) across Jigalambu, Wotu, and Garta communities of Michika LGA with 55 women in attendance; 5 male sessions of EMAP were conducted across various communities with 53 men in attendance. • IRC conducted 10 awareness raising and sensitization sessions, reaching 249 persons.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs: • There is a need for a strengthened COVID-19 awareness campaigns and infection prevention and control across health facilities and catchment communities in Michika and Askira LGA. • Acceptable hygiene knowledge and practices in 13 health facilities and 22 catchment communities of Michika and Askira Uba LGA needs improvement.
Response: • IRC trucked 9,000 liters of chlorinated water to Mubi Burnt Bricks IDP Camp in Mubi. • IRC carried out COVID-19 hygiene promotion and sensitization campaigns reaching 6,885 individuals through 697 house-to-house visits and 13 sessions of mass hygiene campaigns across 13 health facilities and 22 catchments communities in Askira Uba and Michika LGA. • camp. Items include 2 gallons of Izal, 4 sackets of 2kg detergent, 11 brooms, 5 sets of hand-gloves, 6 pieces of reusable facemasks, 2 rubber dustbins, 1 water storage bucket, 2 shovels, 2 rakes and 2 hard brushes.
Funding Overview Out of $1.0 billion required for the 2021 humanitarian response in north-east Nigeria, $225 million is required for Adamawa State.
For further information, please contact: Esty Sutyoko, Deputy Head of Office, OCHA Nigeria [email protected] +234 903 781 0095 Moseray Sesay, Head of Sub Office, OCHA Adamawa State [email protected] +234 703 171 8734 Abiodun Banire, HAO/Reports Officer, OCHA Nigeria [email protected] +234 703 171 8735
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